Where does “trans-Jovian” come from?
trans-Jovian (English) comes from English Jove, from Middle English Joves, from Latin Iovis, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
trans-Jovian (English): Further from the Sun than Jupiter is
Definitions
- Further from the Sun than Jupiter is
Ancestry of “trans-Jovian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jove | Jupiter |
| 2 | Middle English | Joves | The Roman god governing the sky; Jove, Jupiter |
| 3 | Latin | Iovis | Jove; Jupiter; Jupiter, the Roman god |
| 4 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |